Hermosa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 30.9% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 42.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Hermosa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
30.9% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alta Loma Elementary district average of 32.6%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.4% exceeded — 2.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 44.4% | 23.5% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 20.6% | 26.5% | 47.1% |
| 5th | 81 | 32.1% | 32.1% | 64.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 45.1% | 18.3% | 63.4% |
| 4th | 68 | 17.6% | 33.8% | 51.5% |
| 5th | 81 | 24.7% | 25.9% | 50.6% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.8